 Fin (3421), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 16, 2009 Cask at The Penny Black, JDW, Bicester, Oxon 16-04-09 Pours reddy amber with a white head. This is really very fruity and malty, didn’t read the tasting notes so the banana thing bypassed me but on a fruit theme I did get strawberry in the taste department. Bitterness is fairy average but quite decent, pleasantly tangy and just a decent fruity, malty effort that I quite enjoyed. A5 A4 F7 P4 Ov13 3.3
cgarvieuk (4183), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 15, 2009 Cask at JDW ... Crisp copper light tan head ... light malt nose ... big sweet toffee malts ... little banananananana... with a ligth bitterness ... bit boring but easy drinking
hughie (3059), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Apr 16, 2009 Cask at Bankers Draft, Bedford (JDW), in ’Spoons Real Ale Festival, April ’09. The barman tried to serve me John Smith’s ’Extra Cold’, which is clearly more popular hereabouts than any cask ale. Heritage Ale is amber with a large white head. I picked out malt in the aroma with possibly some grassy hop. Taste is pleasant enough: malt with a little sourness. Slight but lasting bitter finish. A bit too lively though. I didn’t notice the banana promised in the notes. Perfectly acceptable but not very exciting.
Magicdave6 (5513), London, Greater London, England
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Apr 26, 2009 Cask in the new crown and alfread herring. Alround rating: Fruity nuttyness off the malts, brawn ale malts are key, theres a decent amoutn of sulphury mineral content in here too. Not really my deal.
DJMonarch (6845), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 2, 2009 Cask Handpump at Wetherspoons, Manchester 15/05/2009
Slight floral aroma. Beige head. Mid brown coloured smooth on the palate and fruity with a little dryness in a crisp full malt finish.
leaparsons (4737), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
May 26, 2009 Cask, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, Oadby. Dark brown with red tints and a dense beige foam. Aromas are light malts with some fruitiness. Traces of chocolate. Flavours are smooth, light malts with some light coffee. Not much going on. Boring.
DruncanVeasey (2732), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Apr 27, 2009 The Figure of Eight (JDW), Broad St, Brum. Still ruby with a squirt of Gillette. Slightly beefy cask aroma. Mushy choc and caramel malts, bit of chestnut, mild-like caramel slickness, slight dankness. Inoffensive- if it was labelled a mild we probably wouldn’t be so scathing. Pretty close to the cask version of the standard bitter. Finishable.
fonefan (11588), VestJylland, Denmark
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jun 18, 2009 Cask (gravity) @ The Bankers Draft, 1–3 Market Place, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England S1 2GH.
Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity sweet, roasted notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090419]
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